A Brief Measure of Worry Severity (BMWS): personality and clinical correlates of severe worriers

被引:65
作者
Gladstone, GL [1 ]
Parker, GB
Mitchell, PB
Malhi, GS
Wilhelm, KA
Austin, MP
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Sch Psychiat, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
[2] Prince Wales Hosp, Mood Disorders Unit, Black Dog Inst, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
worry; anxiety disorders; depression; questionnaire;
D O I
10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.11.003
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This report describes the development of a brief and valid self-report measure to assess severe and dysfunctional worry (the Brief Measure of Worry Severity or BMWs). Using three independent subject groups (clinical and non-clinical), the measure was used to examine the differential severity of worry in depression and anxiety and to examine the clinical and personality correlates of severe worriers. Preliminary psychometric evaluation revealed that the BMWs possesses good construct and clinical discriminant validity. Subjects reporting greater worry severity tended to be more "introverted" and "obsessional," but less "agreeable" and "conscientious." Subjects with depression only, reported less problems with worrying compared to those with co-morbid anxiety disorders. However, among the anxiety disorders, severe and dysfunctional worry was not exclusively experienced by subjects with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This study suggests that pathological worry is not only relevant for patients with GAD, but may be an equally detrimental cognitive activity for patients with panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:877 / 892
页数:16
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